Estranged spouses arrested for shoplifting

Shoplifting groceries

A 52-year-old Highland man and his estranged wife, a 49-year-old Milford Township woman, were arrested March 13 for allegedly shoplifting from Kroger in Milford.

A store prevention loss employee said the man walked past the check-out area with $184.59 worth of merchandise before being stopped in the vestibule and escorted to the manager's office. The woman also was stopped in the store vestibule with $162.20 worth of food and other items, police said.

Police said the woman told them she had been taking groceries from the store without paying for a few years. She had been involved in a previous incident at the store and was told not to return, police said.

Both were taken to the Milford Police Department and booked. The woman was cited for retail fraud and trespassing. She was released on $100 bond. The man was cited for retail fraud and released.

Domestic assault

A 26-year-old Brighton mom was arrested for punching her 29-year-old ex-husband March 12 at his home on Denali Valley Drive in Milford.

The incident occurred after she arrived at his home to pick up their son. According to police, she said her ex-husband threw a pair of socks at her and told her their son needed socks. She told police the man is mentally and emotionally abusive to her. The two argued and the woman said she "lost it," according to the police report. She told police she punched him in the neck.

She was cited for domestic assault.

Drunk, obstructing officer

It took three officers to handcuff a 32-year-old Highland Township woman who allegedly resisted arrest for driving with open intoxicants and while drunk, at approximately 8:30 p.m. March 14 in downtown Milford, according to a police report.

An officer stopped the motorist after noticing the truck she was driving matched the description of a stolen vehicle. Police said an open beer can and open pint of whiskey were in the truck's cup holder. They administered field sobriety tests and a preliminary breath test, which registered a .156 percent blood alcohol level, police said.

The woman was taken to Milford Police Department where she was booked and took a breathalyzer test that showed a .13 percent blood alcohol level, police said.

She was cited for obstructing an officer, driving while under the influence and open intoxicants.